Overlea in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Women's Suffrage

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 12, 2014

1. Women's Suffrage Marker

Inscription. Before the 19th Amendment was passed in 1920, American women were not guaranteed the right to vote. The National American Woman Suffrage Association organized a large parade in Washington, DC. for March 3, 1913. On February 12, a group of women called "The Army of the Hudson" began marching from New York City to the Capital. They were met by supporters at Overlea Town Hall on February 23, after a journey of 230 miles. They joined the parade of 8,000, bringing national attention to voting rights for women.

Erected 2014 by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1970.

Location. 39° 21.45′ N, 76° 31.686′ W. Marker is in Overlea, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is on Belair Road. The marker is in front of the building-Chesley Place- Natural History Society of Maryland. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baltimore MD 21206, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Overlea Waiting Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt. Owen E. Sweeney, Jr. Memorial

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); American Gun (approx. one mile away); British Gun 5" (approx. one mile away); Parkville Park Reservation (approx. 1½ miles away); Parkville All Wars Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); V.F.W. Parkville Post 9083 (approx. 1½ miles away); Taylor’s Chapel (approx. 2.7 miles away).

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 12, 2014

2. Women's Suffrage Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,286 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.